WESTFIELD — Sunrise Christian Academy forward Malik Hall will impress many college coaches this summer with his 6-8 frame, attitude and ability to score.

Those attributes, however, are not why Hall believes he started landing more offers since the beginning of the spring evaluation period.

Hall already held a longstanding offer from Purdue and several others. In the past week he added defending national champion Villanova, Florida State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Notre Dame and TCU.

"I wasn't talking as much — not near as much I don’t think," Hall said of this summer compared to last. "I'm being more of a leader for my team and, even though I'm not scoring the ball, trying to help my team so I can get my other teammates in scoring position."

A consensus four-star prospect, Hall ranks No. 55 in the 24/7 Sports national composite of the 2019 class. He initially would have been a class of 2018 target when he left Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois. But Sunrise Academy coach Luke Barnwell said, since Hall would have been a 17-year-old college freshman, the decision was made to reclassify going into his junior year at the Bel Aire, Kansas, school.

Hall expects to graduate in May and play for Sunrise Academy's prep school team next season.

Barnwell explained Hall's recent surge of interest as more coaches finally getting a good look at him. He averaged 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds and shot 55.2 percent from the floor in Mokan's 2-2 performance in last weekend's EYBL event in Westfield.

"He's been that good," Barnwell said. "If you can find 20 players better than him in the 2019 class I would love to see them. He's finally in front of the right people and they're seeing what we've seen for a while."

Hall's proven ability to do a lot of things well has stoked that growing appeal. He's always shown an ability to score and create his own shot. He hit a clutch 3-pointer with a hand in his face to help his Mokan team force overtime, where it eventually won, in Friday's tournament opener.

Over the course of the weekend Hall also showed he can rebound, handle the break if necessary and continues to improve as a passer. Barnwell said he led Sunrise Academy in scoring but also ranked third in assists.

Asked what position college coaches envision him playing, Hall's best answer is "3-4ish." In an increasingly positionless approach to the sport, that's an asset for a prospect.

"There's a lot of guys in the NBA and at the college level that can do a lot of things," Hall said. "I think I fit that pretty well."

Hall said he doesn't know Purdue's current Sunrise Academy alum, Matt Haarms, very well. But he continues to grow a relationship with coach Matt Painter and assistant Brandon Brantley and said he talks to both often.

Hall visited Purdue last season when Sunrise Academy came through on a road trip. He said finding a school close to the Chicago area, where his mother still lives, is not a concern.

Kansas could end up being Purdue's chief competitor for Hall's commitment. With interest growing, Hall is making the prudent choice and letting things play out. However, expressed some comfort with the Boilermakers already.

"A big part of them is the family environment," Hall said. "It's a college town. Everybody loves Purdue. Everybody's close with each other."